In a display of both bravery and bizarre decision-making that could only happen in Japan, a 70-something food truck owner drove his burning sweet potato truck through the streets of Kumamoto City to reach the fire station rather than risk endangering others. The incident occurred Thursday night around 10 PM when the man’s baked sweet potato vendor truck erupted in flames. Instead of abandoning the vehicle or calling for help, the elderly driver made a split-second decision: he would drive the fireball on wheels directly to the Nishi Fire Station. Videos of the incident quickly went viral on social media, showing the surreal scene of a fully engulfed food truck careening through city streets—music still blaring from the vendor speakers, decorative lights twinkling through the smoke, and thick plumes of black smoke spiraling into the night sky.